Total Crime Rate
154.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Badcox area has the 17th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Badcox (BA11 3BG) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% higher than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Badcox (BA11 3BG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Frome East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Badcox | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smithy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Badcox | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Badcox | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Christchurch Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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